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Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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Re: What did you do to your Volvo today?

Post by June »

abscate wrote: 19 Nov 2019, 12:38 Flashing yellow - I have to pee
Flashing red - imminent core breach
:shock: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: 8) June
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1989 740 GLT ordered
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1996 960 ordered
1998 S90 ordered totalled after 3 weeks
1998 V70 GT dealer stock car
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People amaze me. Its not that hard to gradually change lanes and if you miss your exit just turn around at the next one. :roll:
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Especially true in Northern NJ.
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205,000mi
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Scarlett: 1996 850 Turbo Wagon in Reagent Red Pearl ~210K mi
Norman: 2012 F150 XLT Crew Cab in Oxford White ~110K mi
Ember: 2005 XC90 2.5T FWD in Ruby Red Metallic ~83K mi *Newest addition to the fleet*
Ruby: 1997 850 Turbo Wagon in Reagent Red Pearl - parts car
Rose: 2020 Ram 1500 in Delmonico Red Pearl - SWMBO's Vehicle

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abscate wrote: 19 Nov 2019, 11:12 Almost bought the farm in NJ today. An RV pulling a Jeep decided he would pull off the shoulder at the I-87 I 287 split in Northern Jersey, and pulled across 4 lanes of traffic form a stop to take the other exit

Five of us locked up, three spun out , I ended up on the hashed out center median between the exits after a full ABS stop. Thank the Creator for new front disks , rotor, pads last summer. Great braking and control
WHOA, I'm so glad you're OK, and hopefully everyone else involved.

There's a certain psychosis that seems to take over some folks when they get behind the wheel. Last week when I dropped my kids off at school, a grandmother parked smack in the middle of a pedestrian curb cut, partially on the sidewalk, with the engine running, while kids and parents with strollers swarmed around the place.
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Fixed a side indicator that I almost lost on the freeway. Gorilla tape is great 😀
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Post by abscate »

For Gods' sake man, at least colour match it. We arent animals..!!!

:-D

Dropped my arbor plate on my foot, thank goodness it wasnt the clutch foot, so my T5 could take me to the UC.

I got DNR on my foot - do not buy R.
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**CLEAR - ZAP!!!** No DNR for you!!! No soup for you!!!
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Post by bmdubya1198 »

Gotta love these turn signals... the last one I had fly off took the wiring with it and chipped up my fender and bumper real good. Fortunately I have tons of P80 parts lying around and had the right connector to solder in!

But yeah, good advice... don't buy an R! :mrgreen:
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Post by 99commutervolvos70 »

How is everyone doing today ?
Well today I attempted to install some seats that I bought a couple of days ago. These seats are in very good condition in comparison to the ones I have in the car. I wish I would have done more research.... I should have done more research on the differences in the SIPS in the seats. The seats that I bought are most likely from a 1998 ( they have standalone firing). So now I have a nice set of seats that are not a direct bolt in. I think I may sell these and get the proper seats *If I can find a set this nice*.
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